邻 lín neighbor; adjacent; close to

Made up of [⻏ fù place radical 163, 令 lìng to order; to command; an order ]

Note

The 'place' radical suggests a location, 'ling' provides a rough phonetic
Number of strokes 7

Related characters

Using ⻏ fù : 都 dōu (all) 那 nà (that) 郊 jiāo (suburbs)
Using 令 lìng : 零 líng (zero) 领 lǐng (neck) 龄 líng (age) 怜 lián (to pity)

Sounds same

林 lín (forest) 临 lín

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Pronunciation

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